📍 100 Hwy 31 North, Athens, Limestone County, 35611
Athens Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Athens, Limestone County. The school has 958 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Athens City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Athens Middle School enrolls 958 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 478 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 225 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 171 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
561 of the school's 958 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Athens Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-50.
Athens Middle School is one of 8 schools in Athens City, based in Athens, Alabama. The district serves 5,405 students district-wide and employs 263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 958 students, Athens Middle School is larger than the district average of about 676 students per school.
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